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whiih u great portion IH devoted to the con
lest just closed for the United Slates scna
Inrnhlp Illled by the pending legislature , and
the men who fought prominently In It
Wbllo the tniggle was llcree for a tlino , It
wan short anil sharp , the iiiepoiidc'rance of
the Gear fold's being e.irly recognized by
! IH | opponents , who ftankly admitted their
defeat when they found that they could
makes no further advances. The- contest has
Hervod , however , to litlng out In striking
( lea in CMS the abilities of the principal
aspirants for the place and the untiring
shrewdness of the men enllstid In the
management of their campaigns.
The portrait of Governor Gear , which la
presented IIH a frontispiece , Is reproduced
fiiiin the latent , photograph taken of him at
Washington and shown I ho venerable sena
tor Just as he looks today. The senator
has been In public life the better part of
hit ) long and houorablu career , which Is now
Hearing Us close , but ho Is still as popular
In Iowa as ho ever was , IIH Is shown by the
general acclaim with which his re-election
was gieeted.
The Iowa legislature now in session is
grappling with a number of Inipoitnnt que * -
tlons of legislation and promises to bo pio-
duetlvo of economies and lofoims that will
keep Iowa In the list of progressive western
states ) . The personnel of the lioiiso and
Bunato Is said to bo considerably above the
average , containing among the leader a
number ( if coming men whoso maiks will
bo seen In the public llfo of the Ila\vkeye \
state for years to come. The legislative
session promises also to bo a Imslni'&tt ses
sion In every respect , although It will doubtless -
loss bo enlivened by a number of side Ibswes
which Inject themselves Into the pioceedlngs
o * svory body of that kind.
The lloo gives Its reader H a picture of the
famous Dewey cup t.iKen while on exhibition
in n whop window In lloxton last October
TillDKWEY CL'l' ON EXHIBITION IN
11OSTON Photo October , IS'JO , by Louis R.
Dost wick
The oup was piescnted last week to the
admiral as u token of esteem from 70.00U
American * ) who had contilbult'd dimes
toward Its purchase , and Is Biiro to bo ono
of the most ( iviKiin , l tiophlca lit Ills rapidly
growing collection ,
William Harry Wallace , a direct descend
ant of the famous Scot of I ho same nnmu ,
Is an Omaha boy , and Is proving worthy ot
hlK Scotch descent by bin admiration of lila
people's f.ivuritu musical Instrument thu
bugplpi'H. When 111 years old ho made the
handfcoiiu'st set of pipes over used In Amer
ica , BO far as IH Known to local Scotchmen ,
and tills set ho him since Improved greatly
by nemo original dovlccs and silver mount
Ings , The ccstumu which ho wears on
gain occasions ho alto matin himself , thu
ornaments , buttons and dlik being fash
loned by hand. The pipes show the most
careful and skillful workmanship , bt'lng cut
from tiolld pieces of ebony and artistically
mounted Onl ) "I years old and of manl >
bearing , young Wallace prcbcntB a hand-
omo appvaranco when playing the Scotch
WILLIAM \IIIIY \LL\CE OM Ul \
IIAGI'U'ER Photo by Heyn.
martial airs In addition to his skill with
tools Mr Wallace Is a most finished per-
foimer on the bagpipes. For the last three
ye.us there has scarcely been a day when
he has not practiced several hours , and he
IH in frequent demand for public entertain
ments of Scotch societies.
The lucent meeting of the Nebraska and
Iowa retail Implement dealers in Omaha
was pronounced by all who attended as a
success from nearly every point of view.
Asldo from what was accomplished in the
business meetings , the gathering will cer
tainly prove valuable through the general
feeling of mutual Interest stimulated by the
exchange of views and widening of ac
quaintance. Throughout the entire trans-
mlsslsBlpp ! country the Implement dealers
are recognized as among the moot progres-
aivo business men in the community and
are sure to bo a potent factor In the growth
and expansion of these agricultural regions
John F. Hurgess , the new president of
Omaha's school board , who Is introduced by
Ills portialt , was chosen for that position
because- his experience in school mutton ) ,
llo Is now serving his second term on the
hoard , during which tlmo ho has famil
iarized hlms-olf with all the various branches
if school management In which he has from
the IIist been an lnlluentl.il factor. Mr.
Hnrgess was fouuorly an employe of the
I'aclllc Express company in Its general
headquarters , but moro recently has been
Identified with Insurance and real estate
circles. In the pending school board in
vestigation , which has resulted In exposing
fxiniH startling Instances of official corrup
tion , ho has taken a leading part , together
with several of his associates , who Insti
tuted the Investigation.
S R docket ! , the author , shows In his
person much of the aptitude for good fightIng -
Ing which ho loves In his heroes. He stands
six feet high , with a breadth of shoulders
to match , rnd with his ruddy chock , his red
beard and keen blue eye , looks more like
a man of action than of letters.
About Noted People
St-reno E. Payne , chairman of the house
ways and means committee , has a voleo
which Is the envy and despair of most con
gressmen : In carrying power ho has no
equal , and though every syllable Is plain all
over the house , the tones are never harsh or
wearying.
Captain Cecil Macready , who has become
a major of the Gordon Highlanders owing
to the many changes in the per.sonnol of
the regiment at the front , Is a son of Ma
cready , the actor , and was born In 1SC2. The
only service he saw prior to the present
campaign in South Africa was In Egypt in
1SS2
Rudolph Schwartz , the sculptor , has com
pleted the first ono of the colossal stone
figures for the great Indianapolis soldiers'
monument The contract calls for the
completion by next August , when the mon
ument will bo dedicated. Ex-President
Harrison has been asked to deliver the
oration upon this occasion.
Two democratic congressmen from Illinois
James R. Williams of Carml and William
E Williams of Pittslleld are among their in
timates in Washington distinguished respect
ively as "Hob" and "Elza , " these cogno
mens standing for the middle name of each
This saves some confusion and delay lu
the matter of Identification , but , unfor
tunate ! } for the gentlemen named , it do"s
JOHN F Ht'RGESS NEW PRESIDENT
OF THE OMII \ SCHOOL 1)0RD ) Photo
by Rlnehart
not keep their mall ftom being badly
mixed.
Soon after General Gatacre was appointed
an ensign In the Seventy-seventh Foot ho
turned out with the company to which he
was attached to witness the flogging of a
soldier. The man , who had been convicted
of a serious offense , and was later to bo
drummed out of the corps , took his pun
ishment badly , screaming a great deal. En
sign Gatacio shut his eyes and turned white
In the face , as though ho would faint. When
the punishment was over ho remarked to
his color sergeant : "If I see much more
of this I'll " " "
sell out ! The "non-com" re
sponded. "You'll get used to it In time ,
sir. " "Use to it ? I'm sure I never shall ! "
responded the ensign. Flogging In the
army was soon abolished , however , and the
future general remained In the si-iviee.
Blank Space 011 the
Map of the World
( Copyright , lihX ) , by the Author. )
The latter half of the nineteenth century
ha.- , boon lenwrkablo for thu many geographical
graphical novelties that explorers have
brought from Africa. In less than live
decades this long-neglected continent lias
boon opened , converted Into civilized states
and protectorates , become thickly dotted
with Christian missions and fairly prepared
for civilized enterprise.
In the Ilrst decade 1S50GOo hal the
sources and course of the Great Xambi zi
river , with Us won
derful Victoria Falls ,
made Known to us.
The Tanganlka the
longest lake in
Africa \\as also dis
covered.
During the second
decade 1SCO-70 - wo
obtained a rough outline -
line of the Victoria
X > nn/.a. The Nile
was thence descended
throughout Its whole
length. The Albert
Nyanza , another
feeder of the Nile ,
was discovered , and
soon after Lake
Nyassa appeared to
grace our maps.
The third decade
1S70-SO was still
more fruitful of re
sults. Wo had first
the sources of a new
river of the first
magnitude and its
lakes Mweru and
IJangwoolo revealed
to us. A short time
afterwards this river
was proved to bo the
Congo , by a descent
along its entire
course. Lakes Vic
toria and Tanganika
were circumnavigated
An ascent of the
snow mountain Kill-
ma NJaro was made ,
THE GREAT EXPLORER HENRY M. STANLEY.
Kcuia , another snow mountain of
similar magnitude , was discovered , a
better knowledge of the Lower Niger and
its principal tributaries was gained , the
Ogowal was exD > ore4 ; tbo gorilla haunts of
northern Gaboon was visited.
A Hociicrc or r ; < -Ii niHn I inn.
The fourth decade : SSO-1S90 was still
richer In results and ho great was the prog
ress of exploration that all the civilized
powers responded to a call for a general
conference to decide the ownership of the
territories discovered and to formulate cer
tain rules and principles for future pro
cedure. Out of this the Congo Free State
came Into existence , a free trade zone was
delimited , the French Congo was defined
and the limits of the Portuguese claims
made clear. At the conclusion of the con
ference the European powers o unnicnced
a scramble for African possessions which
lasted several years. Gorman war ships
coasted round the continent and seized
upon the Cameroons , the Gold Coast , Nnma-
qua and Damara Land and a large section
of East Africa. French travelers distin
guished themselves by annexations to the
north of the Congo and Western Soudan ,
until junny countries hitherto unknown by
name had been converted into a French
colonial empire of unprocedente 1 extent.
Italy entered Abyssinia , established Ery-
Ihrea and made the whole horn of Eastern
HEATIUCE HIGH SCHOOL FOOT 11ALL TEAM
Africa an Italian protectorate. Finally Eng
land became Infected with the land-hunger
and , though reluctant and protesting , ex
tended British rule from the Capo to the
Tanganlka , absorbed si largo portli n of
East Africa and expanded her West A'-
rican possessions.
This was also the period when South At- !
rlca advanced In popular esteem by leaps ?
and bounds on account of Us increasing outputs -
puts in diamonds and gold The Congo disclosed -
closed Its wealth of Ivory , rubber and hard
woods , and a forest which rivaled that of the
Amazon in extent and possible productions.
The Congo's tributaries were explored and
now lakes were found. Almost every month
scmothing new and strange was told of its
hydrography and topography. The NIgefe
Region became also prominent because of
its human myriads , who were discovered to
bo past their savage state and already de
veloped into industrious barbarians. Ny- * * *
apsa Land , which in the 'COs was deserted
for Its deadly record , took a new start and
became a land of promise for coffee plant
ers.
In the present decade the scrambling for
territory censed and most of the govern
ments have begun the development of their *
African possessions. They have ringed them
with custom houses and garrisoned forts
and are Jealously policing their frontiers.
Regiments of natives have been drilled and
uniformed , missions , schools and churches
are flourishing , while every symptom of tlje
slave trade , which was fast devastating the
interior even In the ' 80s , has disappeared.
The enormous area of inner Africa , which
only twenty-three years ago was only a
blank , is now known to geographers , and
governments ns the Uganda and East Afri
can protectorates of Great Britain , Gorman
East Africa , Mozambique , Rhodesia , Angola-
Congo Francalse , the Camerooiis , Nigeria
and Southern Soudan , which are adminis
tered by their respwtlvo governor generals
and thousands of European ofllclals.
It will thus bo soon that geographical nov
elties have already become scarce oven froir.
Darkest Africa. Geographical societies still
hold their seances , but their halls are no
longer crowded with breathless audiences
thrilled with stories of startling discoveries ,
and applauding the newest thing from the
heart of mysterious Africa. It Is now the
period of railways and telegraphs and steam
ers. The Congo's broad waters are disturbed
by hundreds of steamers -tho Nyassa is rap
idly becoming like n Swiss lake with Its
many steam ferries the Tanganlka and Vic
torian Nyana have already seen the pioneers
of the steam fleet which will appear before
the next century dawns. The Congo , the
Uganda and other railway lines now In pros- ,
poet make mystery and novelty almost Im
possible and narrow the Hold of the pioneer
explorer.
And yet the first decades of the twentieth
century may reveal to us astonishing things
from Africa. While the world lasts wo shall ,
never quite exhaust the region. Even at
this very moment there is a company being
floated in London to utlll o the discovery of
a nitrous deposit Just found near the site of
ancient Memphis. If any spot on earth maybe
bo called old surely that one may , but oven *
after G.OOO years of human occupation it has
rewarded the explorer.
Afrli'n'N llt'iuiilnliit ; .SeerrlN.
Therefore , though Africa's main geograph
ical fcaturret are fairly familiar to ns , In
Its recesses are to bo found many a secrit
yet. Nay , I venture to say , despite my pre
amble , that the continent remains for most
practical purposes as unknown to us as *
when the Victoria Nyanza and the Congo
were undiscovered. The names of moun
tains , towns , villages , settlements and tribes
have been written on the blank spaces of
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